UKIP candidate for Leicester South Abhijit Pandya continues to make Islam and Muslims the centre piece of his election strategy with a blog post asking “What would have the formidable Victorian society thought of the proliferation of Mosques in Britain?” He writes:“Gladstone, the greatest...
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, made a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon on the news that Usama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan this weekend. The PM said: “The death of Usama bin Laden will have important consequences for the security of our...
A young Muslim woman was attacked by a gang of schoolgirls in south London the Wimbledon Guardian reported last week. The 26 year old was taunted by the girls for wearing a headscarf before she was physically assaulted and an attempt made to forcibly remove it. From the Wimbledon Guardian:...
Further news on deplorable election tactics with BNP and UKIP candidates both taking aim at Muslims and Islam in a desperate bid for votes. The Western Mail reports that BNP candidate in the Welsh Assembly elections, Susan Harwood, has “display[ed] highly offensive material that advocates...
The Daily Telegraph, Independent and Daily Mirror report on Muslims Against Crusades calling off their ridiculous planned protest on the day of the Royal Wedding. From the Daily Telegraph: “The radical group Muslims Against Crusades have cancelled their protest at the Royal Wedding claiming...
Camden New Journal reports on the case of Andrew Baldwin who was charged with aggravated criminal damage after he wrote “EDL” and drew a religious cross on the wall of the Muslim World League office in central London. From the paper: “A carer who wrote “EDL” and drew a religious cross...
Melanie Phillips in yesterday’s Daily Mail exploits the latest tranche of files on Wikileaks, the Guantanamo Files, to rehash her theory on Londonistan and takes aim at what she argues is “the steady incursion of Islamic sharia law, whose principles are inimical to Western values and human...
Muslim graves at a cemetery in High Wycombe were targeted in a religiously motivated hate crime last week. The BBC reports that 20 headstones were pushed over and ornaments from the graves taken and strewn around the cemetery. “Supt Gilbert Houalla of Thames Valley Police said: “I am...
The Perthshire Advertiser highlights the launch last week of the BNP’s manifesto for the Holyrood Assembly elections on May 5th The paper notes the BNPs’ referral to the Electoral Commission over a leaflet which falsely claimed there are “more Muslims in the UK than Scots”. The BNP is...
Nick Clegg writes an article for the Daily Telegraph today ahead of his speech on “The Shape of the New Politics,” at IPPR this morning making the case for electoral reform. He writes: “I believe there is a direct link between our electoral system and the expenses scandal. Why? Not because...
